to sink ②to go down (e.g. sun) ③to feel depressed

to sink (e.g. a ship) ②to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair) ③to floor (an opponent)

ups and downs

to abandon oneself to grief

to be depressed

low spirits

to be knocked out

to sink (into) ②to get depressed

there are exceptions to every rule

sinking ②sinker

floating up and sinking down

life has its ups and downs

to sink (into one's seat, etc.) ②to leap to one's death (by drowning) ③to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

silence ②reticence

(attacking and) sinking (a ship)

sinking ②getting dead drunk ③having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties ④staying in one place for a long time

settling down ②stillness

sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)

land subsidence ②decline in influence

calm, cool, and collected

sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells) ②subsidence (e.g. of land)

calm, cool, and collected

depressed in spirits

composure ②depositing (at the bottom)

scuttling one's own boat

sunken ship

precipitation

stagnation

contemplation

depression

floating and sinking

blowing up and sinking

sinking

winter daphne (Daphne odora)

agarwood ②aquilaria tree

having few faults as well as few virtues

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